JP2005216905A - Attachment processing device to substrate - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the workability of the input and backup creation or the like of mass data, and to raise the functionality of an apparatus by enabling additional use of various devices. <P>SOLUTION: A substrate inspecting device includes working units such as a substrate inspecting head, etc. for imaging electronic parts, etc. mounted on a conveyor for conveying a printed circuit board and the printed circuit board, and a controller 40 for controlling to drive these working units. These working units and the controller 40 are disposed inside a cover 8, etc. A USB terminal electrically connected to the controller 40 is provided outward, and a peripheral device, such as a CD drive, etc. is connectibly constituted inside the cover 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a substrate addition processing apparatus for performing various types of addition processing on a printed circuit board (PCB).

  Conventionally, additional processing equipment for substrates such as screen printers, dispensers, surface mounters, and board inspection devices are arranged along the transport line, and printed wiring boards (PWBs) are transported along this transport line. However, a mounting board manufacturing system configured to perform various processes such as solder printing, solder coating, electronic component mounting, and inspection in each apparatus is generally known.

  The above-described additional processing apparatus for a substrate such as a substrate inspection apparatus constituting a mounting substrate manufacturing system generally has a controller (control device) stored in the apparatus, and a display device such as a CRT connected to the controller, An input device such as a keyboard is provided on the front side of the device, for example, on the side of the operator's passage. And while displaying an operation condition etc. via the said display apparatus, it is comprised so that various information may be input into a controller via the said input device.

  In the conventional addition processing apparatus for a substrate, since a necessary program is shipped in a state stored in the controller in advance, a disk drive such as a CD drive is generally not mounted.

  Therefore, when it is necessary to add or change software after shipment, the manufacturer's worker usually removes the device cover and directly connects the PC or portable CD drive to the controller to add or change software. Is currently underway. In addition, in a substrate inspection apparatus or the like, image data at the time of inspection is stored in the HDD in the controller as production history information. However, it is impossible in the past to create a backup of such history information on the user side. When necessary, it was necessary to access the controller directly to perform work as described above. Therefore, there is a problem that workability is very poor and inconvenient.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to install a disk drive in advance, but it may be expensive due to the usage frequency on the user side, and the type of media varies depending on the application, so it is not always a good solution.

  In addition, it is conceivable to increase the specifications by adding a display device and an input device later in this main substrate addition processing device, but in the conventional device, facilities (terminals) for adding an input device etc. There is also a problem that it is difficult to deal with.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and improves the workability of large-capacity data input, backup creation, etc., and enables the later use of various peripheral devices. The purpose is to increase the functionality of.

  In order to solve the above problems, an additional processing apparatus for a substrate according to claim 1 drives and controls the working device for performing work on the substrate and the working device to perform a predetermined work. USB (Universal Serial Bus) which enables input and output of information to the control device in a processing apparatus for adding to the substrate, which is provided inside the device cover. A terminal is provided outwardly on the device cover.

  According to this substrate addition processing device, it is possible to connect various disk drives such as CD, DVD, MO, etc. to the control device from outside the device without removing the device cover, and input of software etc. and backup of various data Work such as creation can be performed easily and quickly. Moreover, any peripheral device compatible with USB is not limited to a disk drive. For example, a display device such as a liquid crystal display, an input device such as a barcode reader, or other peripheral devices can be added.

  Further, in this type of additional processing apparatus for a substrate, since a display device for displaying various information relating to work is often provided outside the apparatus cover or embedded in the apparatus cover, the substrate according to claim 2 is provided. If the USB terminal is provided in the vicinity of the display device, as in the case of an additional processing device, the operator places the necessary devices close to the display device while looking at the display device, and enters a state such as data input or backup creation. Can be done.

  According to the substrate addition processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, various disk drives such as CD, DVD, MO, etc. can be easily connected to the control apparatus from the outside of the apparatus without removing the apparatus cover. It becomes. Therefore, it is possible to remarkably improve workability such as input of large-capacity data (software) and creation of information backup to a control apparatus that has been difficult to perform conventionally. In addition, various peripheral devices such as a display device such as a liquid crystal display and an input device such as a barcode reader can be used. Therefore, it is easy to increase the specifications by adding peripheral devices later. It will be possible to respond.

  The best mode of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 3 show a substrate inspection apparatus which is one of the additional processing apparatuses for a substrate according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of the plate inspection apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a side view of the inspection apparatus. FIG. 3 shows the inspection apparatus in plan view. The apparatus main body 1 of the board inspection apparatus (hereinafter referred to as inspection apparatus) is covered with covers 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 on the front, top, rear and left and right sides of the base on the support leg 75, respectively. The overall configuration is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box shape, and the front portion of the upper surface is inclined.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front side of the upper surface cover 5 is an openable / closable open / close lid 5a. By opening the open / close lid 5a, an opening 5b appears. The inspection mechanism 30 (referred to as “substrate P” hereinafter) (see FIG. 4) is exposed. The left and right side covers 8, 9 are respectively formed with rectangular carry-in ports 8a and carry-out ports 9a at corresponding positions. Among these, the carry-in port 8a provided in the left side cover 8 toward the apparatus is for carrying the substrate P into the inspection mechanism 30, and the carry-out port provided in the right side cover 9 toward the apparatus. 9a is for carrying the board | substrate P out of the test | inspection mechanism 30 outside.

  In the vicinity of the upper end of the front cover 6, an arm 21 is provided on the left side of the front cover 6 so as to project to the front outer side (right side in FIG. 2) of the apparatus main body 1. A display unit 3 is provided. The input / display unit 3 includes a mounting table 20 supported by a rotating shaft 22, an input device 15 and a display device 10 (display device) provided thereon. The input device 15 includes a keyboard and a mouse, and is a device for inputting external information. The display device 10 is a device that displays the input information and inspection results.

  The input / display unit 3 can be rotated in a horizontal plane around the rotation shaft 22 and can be fixed at an arbitrary position by a stopper (not shown). The display device 10 is placed on the mounting table 20 with its display surface facing the outer side of the rotating arc c (FIG. 3), and the input device 15 is further placed on the outer side. Therefore, the worker m facing the display surface of the display device 10 can perform input work while confirming the display content.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the input / display unit 3 is approximately on the right side (counterclockwise in FIG. 3) from the neutral position with reference to the neutral position where at least the display surface of the display device 10 faces the front of the inspection device. It is provided so as to be displaceable between an approach position rotated 90 degrees and a retracted position rotated approximately 45 degrees from the neutral position to the left (clockwise in FIG. 3). When the input / display unit 3 is disposed at the approach position, as shown in FIG. 4, the input / display unit 3 is configured to approach to a position where the input / display unit 3 enters the opening 5b. That is, by arranging the input / display unit 3 at the approach position, the operator m facing the display device 10 can visually see the inspection mechanism 30 from the opening 5b on the body side, and through the opening 5b. When performing maintenance work, the input / display unit 3 is arranged at the retracted position so as not to obstruct the work.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a USB terminal 25 is provided on the front side of the inspection apparatus and in the vicinity of the input / display unit 3. In the example shown in the figure, four USB terminals 25 are arranged side by side in a row in the vertical direction and toward the front outer side. These USB terminals 25 are arranged at, for example, a bent portion provided at the end of the side cover 8, that is, a portion that covers the corner of the device, and can be easily accessed from the front side of the device body 1. Yes.

  The inspection mechanism 30 (working device) provided inside the apparatus main body 1 is a known mechanism, and therefore the details thereof are omitted. For example, the inspection mechanism 30 (working apparatus) is moved in the front-rear direction (the vertical direction shown in FIG. 4) A conveyor supported on a possible table, a mechanism for moving the table via a ball screw or the like by a motor, a substrate inspection head movable in the left-right direction above the substrate, and a ball screw or the like by a motor And a mechanism for moving the substrate inspection head. The substrate inspection head is provided with an imaging means (CCD camera or the like) for imaging at a predetermined inspection position of the substrate P. For example, the electronic component mounted on the substrate P is imaged and its state (positional deviation or the like) is inspected. .

  In addition, the apparatus main body 1 includes a controller 40 that controls each operation of the inspection mechanism 30, processes a captured image, and executes an inspection.

  The controller 40 is composed of a well-known CPU that executes logical operations, a ROM that stores various programs for controlling the CPU in advance, a RAM that temporarily stores various data during operation of the apparatus, and the like. Means, an image processing means comprising an image processing circuit for performing predetermined processing on the image picked up by the image pick-up means, an external storage means comprising an HDD for storing various software and storing inspection history such as inspection data and images, communication Communication control means including an interface circuit, axis control means including various drivers such as a servo motor for driving an inspection mechanism, and the like are included.

  The input / display unit 3 is connected to the controller 40 via the communication control means, whereby necessary information (data) is input to the controller 40 via the input device 15. The operating status of the inspection mechanism 30 is displayed on the display device 10. Various peripheral devices such as a CD drive can be connected to the controller 40 via the USB terminal 25.

  Next, the operation of the inspection apparatus configured as described above will be described.

  In the above inspection apparatus, the operator m inputs inspection conditions, various parameters, and the like from the input device 15 prior to the inspection. At this time, when a long time is required for the input operation by the operator m, such as when there is a large amount of information to be input, an external storage device such as a CD drive or a DVD drive is connected to the USB terminal 25 and is necessary in advance. By reading the information from the medium storing the information into the controller 40, the input operation can be performed quickly and accurately.

  In this case, since the USB terminal 25 is provided in the vicinity of the input / display unit 3, the disk drive 42 is connected to the USB terminal 25, for example, as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. The work can be smoothly performed by performing the work in a state where 42 is placed.

  Subsequently, an inspection by the inspection mechanism 30 is executed. Specifically, a substrate P to be inspected is carried into the inspection mechanism 30 from the carry-in entrance 8a, and an image is taken at each inspection position by the imaging means. The image is subjected to image processing by the controller 40, and inspection such as positional deviation of the mounted electronic component is executed. The inspection result is output to the display device 10 and stored in the HDD in the controller 40 as necessary. When the inspection is completed, the substrate P is unloaded from the carry-out port 9a.

  Here, if it is necessary to create a backup of the inspection result stored in the HDD in the controller 40, the disk drive 42 is connected to the USB terminal 25 in the same manner as described above, and the inspection stored in the HDD in the controller 40 is performed. You can easily create a backup by copying the results to media.

  Thus, in the above inspection apparatus, the apparatus main body 1 is provided with a plurality of USB terminals 25, and by simply connecting a disk drive 42 such as a CD or DVD to the USB terminal 25 from the outside of the inspection apparatus 1, Thus, it is possible to easily and promptly perform operations such as inputting information and creating backups, especially inputting large amounts of information and creating backups. Therefore, when performing the same type of work, the workability is remarkably improved compared to this type of conventional inspection device that requires the device cover to be removed and a disk drive such as a personal computer or CD drive to be directly connected to the controller. Is possible.

  In particular, since most of the disk drives are compatible with USB, it is possible to select and connect an arbitrary disk drive among various drives such as a CD and a DVD and an MO. Therefore, there is also an advantage that the user can freely select a drive (medium) to be used according to the data capacity.

  In addition to the disk drive, peripheral devices compatible with USB are increasing, so it is easy to add a display device such as a display device or a new input device such as a barcode reader. it can. For example, when adding a barcode reader as an input device, the necessary software (driver software, etc.) is installed in the controller 40, and the barcode reader is simply connected to the USB terminal 25. Can do. In this case, the software can be easily and quickly installed by connecting the disk drive 42 to the USB terminal 25 as described above. Accordingly, it is possible to easily respond to a request for specification increase after shipment.

  In the embodiment, the display device 10 and the input device 15 are directly connected to the controller 40. However, as the display device 10 or the like, a USB compatible device is used, and the display device 10 or the like is connected to the plurality of USB terminals 25. You may comprise so that it may connect and use for a part. In this way, the wiring of the display device 10 itself can be shortened, and maintenance such as replacement of the display device 10 and the input device 15 is improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, the component inspection apparatus is described as an example of the substrate addition processing apparatus. However, the present invention is a screen printing machine, a component mounting machine, or a reflow furnace that is another substrate addition processing apparatus. The same applies to the above. In this case, the number, position, etc. of the USB terminals to be provided should be appropriately selected according to the specific configuration of the additional processing apparatus to be applied to the substrate, the type of peripheral device using the USB terminal, and the work contents. That's fine. Depending on the substrate processing apparatus, only the operation content is displayed on the display device, and the input device is used only in special cases such as during maintenance. Therefore, for such a device, a USB terminal may be provided in the vicinity of the display device, while a USB compatible device may be applied as an input device, and the input device may be connected and used only when necessary.

It is a front view of the board | substrate inspection apparatus which is one of the additional processing apparatuses to the board | substrate which concerns on this invention. It is a side view of the board inspection apparatus. It is a top view of the board | substrate inspection apparatus, and shows the state which has an input and a display part in a neutral position. It is a top view of the lid opening of the board | substrate inspection apparatus, and shows the state which has an input and a display part in a proximity position.

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1 device body 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 cover 10 display device 15 input device 25 USB terminal 40 controller (control device)

Claims (2)

A substrate having a working device for performing work on a substrate and a control device for driving and controlling the working device so as to perform a predetermined work, and these devices are disposed inside a device cover. In addition processing equipment to
An additional processing apparatus for a substrate, wherein a USB terminal that enables input and output of information to the control apparatus is provided outwardly on the apparatus cover. In the addition processing apparatus to the board | substrate of Claim 1,
To a substrate characterized in that a display device for displaying various types of information related to the work is provided outside the device cover or embedded in the device cover, and the USB terminal is provided in the vicinity of the display device. Additional processing device.

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